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Whole new worlds deep under the ocean! What incredible pictures of these newly discovered life forms!

Cannot even begin to describe how cool this is

Media release: No deep-sea mining approved as ISA Council ends, despite continued push to start a failing industry - DSCC MEDIA RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 July 2025 The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) is calling for the international community to urgently establish a moratorium on destructive deep-sea mini...

"No deep-sea mining approved as ISA Council ends, despite continued push to start a failing industry."

See below the DSCC's press release for the closing of the International Seabed Authority's Council Meeting.

deep-sea-conservation.org/media-releas...

#DefendTheDeep #StopTheMachines

ait Borsay: "Do you think climate change exists?" Andrea: "I've said for a long time, we need to ditch net zero and actually focus on economic growth. A million percent." Kait: "But then how do you tackle climate change? And do you believe that climate change exists?" Andrea: "Do I believe that climate change exists? No." Kait: "Okay. So you are not a believer in climate, you know, despite rising global temperatures, melting glaciers, rising sea levels, despite all of that evidence?" Andrea: "It depends. It depends what evidence you look at.... I think it's a way to actually make money." Kait: "Okay. But you don't believe climate change exists. And so that's why there is no need for net zero, in your opinion." Andrea: "Absolutely. And I think it's harming industry. I think it's a money making racket where certain businesses and individuals are making money out of it."

Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns tells Times Radio that she doesn’t believe climate change exists, and that it’s just a “racket” for some people to make money. If Reform win the next election, the UK could become a very different place quite quickly.

Absolutely love this incredibly goofy portrayal of my favourite taxonomic class

The Coral Probiotics Village: An Underwater Laboratory to Tackle the Coral Reefs Crisis The Coral Probiotics Village is the first underwater laboratory using an integrated and holistic approach to test innovative solutions to rehabilitate coral reefs, with a main focus on the use of mic...

The coral reef crisis is due in large part to the combustion of fossil fuels.

Saudi Arabia funded this research on "innovative solutions".

The authors claim no conflict of interest.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Historical black and white scientific illustration from 1913 depicting various mollusca species and shells. The image features detailed drawings of multiple cephalopods, including squids and cuttlefish with prominent tentacles and eyes (labeled 8, 10, 13), several elongated shell forms (2, 3, 4, 7), a coiled shell resembling a nautilus (1), and segmented shell fragments (5, 6, 12). Also included are detailed depictions of mollusc pen-like structures (9, 11) and an isolated octopus tentacle (14). The illustration emphasizes anatomical features such as tentacle arrangement, shell shapes, and internal structures, providing a comprehensive overview of molluscan diversity. Labeled as Plate XXV.

🦪 The life of the mollusca
London, Methuen & Co., 1913.

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A photo of our woodland

Designated Ancient Woodland:

English land continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD, but likely since the last Ice Age

It signifies a habitat with a rich history, unique ecological characteristics developed over centuries, & high biodiversity value

Considered irreplaceable

Block of rock with a length of the thin tail vertebrae of a fossil fish and attached museum labels.

#FossilFriday: the tail of Squaloraja polyspondyla. Found by #MaryAnning in 1829, the rest of the skeleton was sold to Bristol Museum, but the tail went to Elizabeth Philpot and is now @morethanadodo.bsky.social. It's the only surviving part as the skeleton was lost when Bristol was bombed in WW2.

Graphic that reads “which octopus are you according to your birth month” surrounded by illustrations of octopuses like the starry night octopus, the ruby octopus, the warry octopus, zebra pygmy octopus, algae octopus, paper nautilus (which is actually an octopus), and the coconut octopus

Which octopus are you according to your birth month? Featuring my own illustrations!

"Approving this deal would send a dangerous signal that the UK is prepared to abandon its environmental commitments and back a speculative, environmentally destructive industry over a safe, sustainable future." Steve Trent CEO and Founder Environmental Justice Foundation

The economics of #DSM don’t add up – it relies on unproven technology and volatile markets, and risks irreversible damage to ocean ecosystems.

Now is the time to #DefendTheDeep. The UK government must reject the sale and stand firm on its commitment to protecting the ocean. @stevetrent.bsky.social

Portrait-orientated colour photograph of variegated holly on a sunny day.

Landscape-orientated colour photograph of the sun shining through the trees in a park.

Landscape-orientated colour photograph of a cherry blossom tree and the sky, with petals being blow off the tree by the wind.

Some film photos I got back from the developers recently 🎞 🥰 #filmphotography #analoguephotography

YouTube video by Deep Sea Conservation Coalition Seamounts are our ocean's lifelines

#Seamounts need protection from threats like #BottomTrawling, where heavy nets are dragged along, destroying precious marine life.

Protect seamounts, protect the ocean.

🔁 Share the video to spread the word. #OceanLifelines

www.youtube.com/watchv=qlbt0...

Cannot describe how much balloon releases annoy me. I don't care how meaningful it is, it's littering. What goes up must come down, common sense 🤦‍♀️

Love a cassowary!

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

it’s impossible to work in this heat, so tell your boss that instead you'll be spending today visiting the air conditioned galleries of The Museum of English Rural Life

Everything Is Tuberculosis will be #6 on next week's New York Times bestseller list. It's still there after 13 weeks! It's a book about tuberculosis! I am so grateful! Sorry for the exclamation points but this is kinda extraordinary!

Bumblebee lovers! If you see mites on a bumblebee, it's very likely normal (and good!). See this from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust: www.facebook.com/share/v/1A11...
#bumblebees #bees #savethebees #conservation

Historical illustration of a blue and yellow macaw (Psittacus Ararauna Linn) perched on a gnarled tree branch. The bird displays vivid blue feathers on its wings and back, a yellow-orange chest with feather patterns, and a green patch on its head. It has a strong, curved black beak and sharp claws gripping the branch. Surrounding the tree base are small plants and foliage, with a naturalistic background. Hand-colored with fine detailing typical of 18th-century natural history prints, the artwork includes multilingual labels identifying the species. The image combines scientific accuracy with artistic style from the late 1700s.

🦜 Gemeinnüzzige Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs bd 2 plates
Berlin ;bei Gottlieb August Lange, 1780-1789.

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A crop of a very busy detailed painting of a pride festival. The focus is a person with a handbag and a ponytail stopping to take a photo of a person in a red harness, angel wings and jockstrap

Happy Pride Month!
❤️🧡💛💚💙🩷🩵🤍🖤🤎
Check in on your favourite queers, buy them treats, make them cookies, bring them joy! 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

"Brighton Pride" (crop), 2002, by Christine Jones. Part of the Gender Stories exhibition at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

The UN Oceans Conference has begun! 🐳

The conference aims to get 60 countries to sign the High Seas Treaty, which will put 30% of international waters into protected areas.

But scientists believe this may fall short in protecting large marine animals. Find out why 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...

A swathe of oxeye daisies in full bloom lines the edge of a green arable field, under a blue sky scattered with light cloud. The scene evokes a thriving, balanced countryside where wildflowers and crops grow side by side.

For months, alongside farmers, supporters, and nature groups, we’ve made the case for protecting nature-friendly farming.

Today, we’re pleased to see HM Treasury has listened: the nature-friendly farming budget has been maintained.

This is a crucial step, but nature needs more...

Illustration of two marine mammals from the 1920-21 "British Mammals" collection. On the left is a white beluga whale, depicted with a smooth, rounded body, small head, and short, rounded flippers. On the right is a narwhal, characterized by its longer, spotted body and a distinctive long, twisted tusk extending from its head. Both animals appear to be underwater, rendered with soft, naturalistic shading against a muted blue-gray background. The image highlights the contrast between the beluga’s solid white coloration and the narwhal’s patterned skin and iconic tusk.

🐋 British mammals /.
London, ;Longmans, Green, 1920-21..

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Illustration titled "Plate XLII" from the 19th-century book "The Herefordshire Pomona," depicting five varieties of pears. Each pear is hand-colored, showing detailed textures and colors ranging from greenish-yellow to deep gold with red blushes. The pears are labeled as Comte de Flandre, Bishop’s Thumb, Doyenné Boussoch, Figue d’Alençon, and Maréchal dele Cour. The artwork highlights distinct shapes and stems of each pear variety, emphasizing their natural markings and color gradations. The image serves as a botanical reference for identification and appreciation of esteemed pear types from the period.

🍐 The Herefordshire pomona, containing coloured figures and descriptions of the most esteemed kinds of apples and pears..
Hereford, [Eng.]Jakeman and Carver, 1876-85..

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We love a goofy, bucktoothed, and smiling parrotfish in Coral City 😁🏳️‍⚧️🦜🐟 #stripedparrotfish #parrotfishjungle #parrotfishcapitaloftheworld #bucktooth #goofy #smile #protogynoushermaphrodite #supermale #terminalphase #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

Revealed: 5,000 English nature sites at risk under Labour’s planning proposals Exclusive: Planning bill includes mechanism for developers to ‘pay to pollute’ valuable ecosystems, experts warn

I am hoping that common sense prevails and this bill doesn't go through in its current form, however time and time again I've been shown otherwise... so take a look at these sites now before they're destroyed by Labour. Unforgiveable.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A wunderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus) crawling on the sea floor. Its arms are stretching out out in all different directions, with one out of focus arm in front and that is lifted up almost like it is waving. The octopus is facing the camera, and its eyes are on stalks with papillae "horns" above each eye. The octopus is light yellow brown and off white, with its head and mantle being a mix and its arms having alternating stripes. The sand is black with small lighter coloured pebbles.

A wunderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus) staring at the camera. It is a close up shot, so you can see its mantle, head and only some of its arms. Its eyes are sort of on stalks, with its head forming a Y shape, with two horns extending from above each eye. Its mantle is partially inflated, so it is quite long and not to wide. It has some papillae raised, giving it several medium sized bumps. One arm is extending back in the background, but it is out of focus. The octopus is a vibrant orange mixed with some white patches, and its arms have alternating orange and white stripes.

A blackwater photograph of a Wunderpus paralarva (Wunderpus photogenicus). Its body is translucent, with some organs being visible. There are red and orange specks and dots that are its chromatophores. It is lanky and somewhat alien looking.

A wunderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus) sitting on the seabed. It has a thin mantle and eyes on long stocks, with fleshy "horns" above the eyes. Its long, thin arms are stretching across the sand. It is mango coloured, with beige, sandy textured stripes. Its suckers are visible, and they alternate in colour with the stripes on the arms.

The wunderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus) is a lanky octopus species that is often confused with its relative, the mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus).

Both species have a similar appearance, mimic other animals and have a similar range.

LOVE a nautilus! 😍